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Noblett Lake Is Again Open To The Public
Mark Twain National Forest’s Noblett Lake is once again open for public use. Mark Twain National Forest Acting Forest Supervisor Teresa Chase has rescinded the Aug. 31, 2011 closure order placed on Noblett Lake after suspected vandals opened the dam spillway and drained the lake. “The public is now welcome to use this popular recreation…
Read MoreLady Bears Fall to West Plains, Beat Parkview; Start District Softball Action on Wednesday
The Ava Lady Bears softball team went from an enviable 12-2 record to 12-6 over the weekend with four losses in the Branson Tournament on Saturday. The Ava ladies continued their slide on Monday, dropping a decisioin at home to West Plains, 8-5. The Lady Bears got back on track Tuesday, however, traveling to Springfield…
Read MoreBears Beat Cabool, 47-7; Will Host Willow Springs Friday
Senior Kyle Clinkingbeard ran for touchdowns of 61, 54, and 37 yards at Cabool last Friday night, and scored a fourth on a 41-yard pass reception as the Ava Bears defeated the Bulldogs 47-7. This week the Bears will be at home for the final Friday night contest of the season. With it being the…
Read MoreColors Should Be Perfect For Sunday's Glade Top Trail Flaming Fall Revue
The annual Glade Top Trail Flaming Fall Revue will be held this weekend, with the highlight of the event being the program on Sunday at the Caney Picnic Area in the Mark Twain National Forest. For more than five decades the Glade Top Trail has been an annual event of the Ozarks, originating in Ava…
Read MoreLady Bears Fall to Buffalo In Semifinals of District Tournament
Ava Lady Bears advanced to the semifinals of the Class 3 District 11 softball tournament last week, but that’s where the season would end. After defeating Hollister 14-3 in first round action on Wednesday, the Ava girls, seeded second in the tournament, dropped a 4-3 decision to No. 3 Buffalo. Ava got off to a…
Read MoreAva Bears Enjoy 35-0 SCA Win Over Houston at Homecoming
The Ava Bears scored 35 points in the first half here last Friday night to lead Houston 35-0 at halftime, and that was pretty much the story of the game. The second half of the game would be played under a running clock and the Bears would use a lot of young players who don’t…
Read MoreFlash Flood Catches Ava Man Off Guard
Emergency Responders Perform Successful Rescue Donald Lamb, 25, of Ava, said he did not intentionally drive into the flooded Cowskin Creek last Thursday morning. When he approached the low-water slab on Highway Y west of Ava before daybreak, he had no idea the creek was flooded. Lamb told emergency responders that he came over the…
Read MoreAva Man Dies in Roll-Over Crash Sunday Morning
An Ava man died in an early morning crash Sunday when the pickup he was driving overturned, partially ejecting the driver. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Coleman W. Miles, 24, was driving a 1990 GMC Sierra on County Road 404, five miles west of Ava when the 1:10 a.m. accident occurred. Tpr. Justin Piccinino…
Read MoreNationally Known Ava Quilter’s Work Exhibited Through Friday in Gainesville
By Janet Taber Reprinted from the Ozark County Times The third in this year’s series of quilt exhibits at the Ozark County Historium in Gainesville is drawing quilt lovers from throughout the region to see the prize-winning works of Douglas County resident Marla Yeager. Through Sept. 28, visitors will be able to view a large…
Read MoreViolent Lightning Storm Causes Damage in Area
A violent lightning storm that lingered over the Ava area for several hours last Friday morning caused considerable damage, resulted in power outages, and in east Ava, shattered a tree and drove a 2-foot shard of splintered wood into the side of a house. No one lived in the house on NE 4th Ave., and…
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